International Fake Passport Racket Busted at Mumbai Airport
Two individuals were apprehended at Mumbai Airport for allegedly using counterfeit Indian passports. The suspects, one from Nepal and another from Bangladesh, obtained the passports in Kolkata using forged documents. They were charged with forgery and other offenses under Indian law.
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Authorities at Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport have uncovered a fake passport operation, leading to the arrest of two suspects, one from Nepal and another from Bangladesh.
The duo, identified as Krishna Marpan Tamang and Niranjan Nath Subal Chandranath, allegedly secured counterfeit Indian passports in Kolkata using forged documents.
The pair had reportedly traveled to multiple countries with the fake passports. Upon his return from Muscat, one suspect's discrepancies in documentation led to their detection and subsequent confessions. Both face charges under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Passport Act.
(With inputs from agencies.)
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